Encouraging Indigenous home ownership and better infrastructure management
Source: Australia. Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs. Media Release
"A $6 million partnership between the Australian Government and the NSW Aboriginal Land Council will give Aboriginal Australians living on 63 former reserves across NSW the potential to buy their own homes. The funding will cover the costs of surveying the land and conveyancing.Currently, most homes are on communal title and the land has to be subdivided before they can be purchased.Subdividing the land on these reserves is also a vital step towards achieving proper management and funding of infrastructure such as electricity and water. The Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Jenny Macklin said Walgett, in the State's north-west, would be given priority as one of the first beneficiaries of the joint initiative."